What part of speech is answers?

Answers can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. answers is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of answer (infinitive).
  • 2. answers is a noun, plural of answer.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does answers mean?

Definitions

Verb

answer - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
answer - understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
answer - give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
answer - react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
answer - respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
answer - give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
answer - be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
answer - match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
answer - be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
answer - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

Noun

answer - the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
answer - a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
answer - the speech act of replying to a question
answer - a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
answer - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

Examples of answers

#   Sentence  
1. noun My point is that these are all just questions and I am undecided as to the answers.
2. noun Maybe if you formulate your questions a little more specifically it will help you in acquiring the answers.
3. noun Yvan, and Ben, please provide answers to these question via written correspondence so that their is limited probability of misunderstanding.
4. noun In discussion with Dave, we thought it would be good to put this together in a format of questions and answers.
5. noun However, as you will see, the questions I thought of got kinda long- but I think we need answers for all of them.
6. noun Attached is a summary of products and the various Enron groups seeking answers.
7. noun The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such).
8. noun You shouldn't ask this question it's intimidating, if i tell you what people knows about Philippines you will blush, thank god many thinks i'm japanese just because of the way i keep myself, the way i talk and treat people, and the way i dress, so if you don't want nasty, insulting answers especially from those undesirable migrants like puttagenius, caloy, gro science, and irene.
9. noun ur answers and reviews wud be highly appreciated.......thanks!!!!!!!
10. noun I didn't get to read the answers lol :(
11. noun deleting a question where you dont like the answer won't get you better answers... i refer to my previous answer:
12. noun I'll just echo both other answers.
13. noun I really do need answers and advice, and NOT INSULTING ANSWERS!!
14. noun any answers help!!!!!!
15. noun I played dumb and asked him questions that I already knew the answers to and he responded with half truths and a few falsehoods.
16. verb anybody is open to answers but I would much prefere somebody with traveling experience.
17. verb The man answers the description.
18. verb The teacher answers every question we ask.
19. verb This machine answers to human voice.
20. verb Money answers all things.
21. verb He answers to the description of the criminal.
22. verb If you ask a mathematician if he is an adult or a minor, don't be surprised if he answers "yes".
23. verb He answers to the description in the newspaper.
24. verb He answers us whenever we call him.
25. verb She answers us whenever we ask her a question.
26. verb When a philosopher answers me, I no longer understand my question.
27. verb Tom always checks the caller ID before he answers the phone.
28. verb What must one keep in mind during a kiss, above all else? The singer Max Raabe answers this important question.
29. verb Tom always checks the caller ID before he answers his phone.
30. verb She answers us whenever we call her.
Sentence  
noun
My point is that these are all just questions and I am undecided as to the answers.
Maybe if you formulate your questions a little more specifically it will help you in acquiring the answers.
Yvan, and Ben, please provide answers to these question via written correspondence so that their is limited probability of misunderstanding.
In discussion with Dave, we thought it would be good to put this together in a format of questions and answers.
However, as you will see, the questions I thought of got kinda long- but I think we need answers for all of them.
Attached is a summary of products and the various Enron groups seeking answers.
The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such).
You shouldn't ask this question it's intimidating, if i tell you what people knows about Philippines you will blush, thank god many thinks i'm japanese just because of the way i keep myself, the way i talk and treat people, and the way i dress, so if you don't want nasty, insulting answers especially from those undesirable migrants like puttagenius, caloy, gro science, and irene.
ur answers and reviews wud be highly appreciated.......thanks!!!!!!!
I didn't get to read the answers lol :(
deleting a question where you dont like the answer won't get you better answers... i refer to my previous answer:
I'll just echo both other answers.
I really do need answers and advice, and NOT INSULTING ANSWERS!!
any answers help!!!!!!
I played dumb and asked him questions that I already knew the answers to and he responded with half truths and a few falsehoods.
verb
anybody is open to answers but I would much prefere somebody with traveling experience.
The man answers the description.
The teacher answers every question we ask.
This machine answers to human voice.
Money answers all things.
He answers to the description of the criminal.
If you ask a mathematician if he is an adult or a minor, don't be surprised if he answers "yes".
He answers to the description in the newspaper.
He answers us whenever we call him.
She answers us whenever we ask her a question.
When a philosopher answers me, I no longer understand my question.
Tom always checks the caller ID before he answers the phone.
What must one keep in mind during a kiss, above all else? The singer Max Raabe answers this important question.
Tom always checks the caller ID before he answers his phone.
She answers us whenever we call her.

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